ONCE UPON A TIME: Official Synopsis For Episodes 2.10-2.12

ABC has released the official plot synopsis for the next three episodes of its fairy tale drama, Once Upon a Time, which will return to the network with new episodes on Sunday January 6th with "The Cricket Game."

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By EdGross - 12/27/2012

"THE CRICKET GAME", EPISODE 2.10: Regina is accused of murdering one of the town's most beloved fairytale characters -- but only Emma senses that she may be innocent. Meanwhile, back in the fairytale land that was, after capturing the Evil Queen, Snow White and Prince Charming set about planning her public execution in order to rid the land of her murderous tyranny, on "Once Upon a Time," SUNDAY, JANUARY 6 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. Guest starring are Raphael Sbarge as Archie Hopper/Jiminy Cricket, Lee Arenberg as Leroy/Grumpy, Barbara Hershey as Cora, Keegan Connor Tracy as Mother Superior/Blue Fairy, Colin O'Donoghue as Hook, Tony Perez as Valet, Beverley Elliott as Granny, David-Paul Grove as Doc, Gabe Khouth as Mr. Clark/Sneezy, Faustino Di Bauda as Sleepy, Jeffrey Kaiser as Dopey, Michael Coleman as Happy, Mig Macario as Bashful, David Nykl as fisherman and Michael Soltis as Black Knight No. 1. "The Cricket Game" was written by David H. Goodman & Robert Hull and directed by Dean White.

"THE OUTSIDER", EPISODE 2.11: Mr. Gold finds an unwilling test subject to see if a spell he has concocted will allow him to cross the border of Storybrooke — without losing his memory — and go in search of his son, Bae; Belle stumbles upon a vengeful Hook in the Storybrooke harbor whose main goal is to eradicate Rumplestiltskin; and Mary Margaret and David go house hunting in search of a bigger place to live. Meanwhile, in the fairytale land that was, Belle meets Mulan as the two set out to slay a fearsome beast called the Yaoguai, who has been ravaging the land, on “Once Upon a Time,” SUNDAY, JANUARY 13 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. Guest starring are Raphael Sbarge as Archie Hopper/Jiminy Cricket, Lee Arenberg as Leroy/Grumpy, Tony Amendola as Marco, Keegan Connor Tracy as Mother Superior/Blue Fairy, Colin O’Donoghue as Hook, Beverley Elliott as Granny, Jamie Chung as Mulan, David-Paul Grove as Doc, Faustino Di Bauda as Sleepy, Jeffrey Kaiser as Dopey, Michael Coleman as Happy, Mig Macario as Bashful, Julian Morris as Prince Phillip, Ethan Embry as outsider and Christopher Gauthier as Smee. “The Outsider” was written by Andrew Chambliss & Ian Goldberg and directed by David Solomon.

"IN THE NAME OF THE BROTHER", EPISODE 2.12: Dr. Whale is tasked with mending Hook’s wounds and performing surgery on the stranger whose car crashed upon entering Storybrooke. But some of the townspeople fear that the stranger may have seen magic -- which could expose their true identities to the world -- and think that leaving him to die would be the best solution. Meanwhile, as Mr. Gold tries to reunite with a despondent Belle, Cora attempts to reunite with daughter Regina; and in the land that was, Victor desperately wants to prove to his disapproving father that he can, indeed, bring back the dead,on “Once Upon a Time,” SUNDAY, JANUARY 20 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. Guest starring are Lee Arenberg as Leroy/Grumpy, David Anders as Dr.Whale/Victor, Barbara Hershey as Cora, Colin O’Donoghue as Hook, Ethan Embry as stranger, Nelson Wong as paramedic no. 1, Janet Pinnick as nurse no. 1, Gregory Itzin as Alphonse, Chad Michael Collins as Gerhardt, Yurij Kis as Igor, Ian Harmon as sentry and Scott McAdam as orderly. ”In the Name of the Brother” was written by Jane Espenson and directed by Milan Cheylov.

I watched through season one, and really loved the concept of it all. Unfortunately, come season two, I realized how terrible 99% of the acting is and couldn't bear to watch anymore. Wish them the best though. Maybe someday I'll be bored to tears and have nothing else to watch. C'est la vie

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